MANILA (1 Oct 2016) – The Philippine’s friendlies next week have been moved to the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila instead of the previous venue of the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan. This is to ensure that the Philippine Sports Stadium be kept in pristine condition ahead of the Philippines’ hosting of the AFF Suzuki…
JAKARTA (30 Sept 2016) – Following their easy win over Malaysia earlier this month, Indonesia have now lined up a friendly against Vietnam at the Stadium Maguwoharjo in Sleman on 9 October. For the match against Vietnam, head coach Alfred Riedl has plans to call-up other players who did not make the squad for…
DILI (29 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee proposed in Goa, India, that additional assistant referees (AAR) should be introduced in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 and the AFC’s top club competitions. The committee agreed to implement the additional assistant referee system from the quarter-final stages of the AFC Champions League…
JOHOR BARU (29 Sept 2016) – Defending champions Johor Darul Takzim shot themselves in the leg with a frustrating 1-1 draw with JSW Bengaluru of India in the first-leg AFC Cup semi-final at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. Bengaluru now not only take a crucial one away goal but left JDT crippled…
SINGAPORE (28 Sept 2016) – It was by no means pretty but Albirex Niigata (S) continued their march towards a first-ever S.League title with a 1-0 victory against a stubborn Geylang International side. Captain Atsushi Shirota scored the only goal of the game in the 75th minute. The league leaders now have 47 points from 20…
DILI (27 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations voted overwhelmingly today to postpone the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2016 held in Goa, India. The AFC Member Associations voted 42-1 in favour of not continuing with an agenda which included the election of three additional members to the FIFA Council. In concluding the…